Senior Software Engineer
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The median Senior Software Engineer daily rate in Sheffield is £892, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
97 |
69 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-28 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield |
0.19% |
0.36% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.21% |
0.39% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£892 |
£600 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+48.67% |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£892 |
£600 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+48.67% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Sheffield with a recognized job title |
969 |
514 |
368 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.35% |
91.30% |
87.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
616 |
347 |
214 |
| 10th Percentile |
£363 |
£299 |
£379 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£375 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£501 |
£466 |
£520 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+7.56% |
-10.38% |
-13.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£538 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£618 |
£638 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£464 |
£513 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.76% |
-9.46% |
-6.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
36 |
4 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£20.20 |
| 25th Percentile |
£25.77 |
£18.10 |
£20.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£32.40 |
£18.35 |
£21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+76.52% |
-12.61% |
+10.53% |
| 75th Percentile |
£36.61 |
£18.50 |
£22.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£18.51 |
- |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£32.40 |
£18.35 |
£21.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+76.52% |
-12.61% |
+7.69% |
